Online Worlds And Second Life Towards The Metaverse University of Milan, Crema Campus Berkman Island, Harvard Law School, Second Life 16 january 2007 David Orban www.davidorban.com

University of Milan, Crema Campus

Berkman Island, Harvard Law School, Second Life

16 january 2007

David Orban

www.davidorban.com

What are we going to talk about? Definitions Creativity and programmability Economy and legal foundations Community and entertainment Education and learning Corporate presents Criticism of Second Life Other virtual worlds Discussion lindenlab.com

Definitions

Creativity and programmability

Economy and legal foundations

Community and entertainment

Education and learning

Corporate presents

Criticism of Second Life

Other virtual worlds

Discussion

Definition of virtual world An environment simulated on a computer, often with a three-dimensional interface, inhabited by the users that can interact with it Second Life is a virtual world, connected with the real economy, where their creations of over 2 million residents become their own property en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world, secondlife.com/whatis

An environment simulated on a computer, often with a three-dimensional interface, inhabited by the users that can interact with it

Second Life is a virtual world, connected with the real economy, where their creations of over 2 million residents become their own property

Premise of the Metaverse Neal Stephenson, “Snow Crash”, 1992 Introduces the 'Metaverse', 'avatar' and other concepts of common online use today www.librarything.com/work/1000167

Neal Stephenson, “Snow Crash”, 1992

Introduces the 'Metaverse', 'avatar' and other concepts of common online use today

Stimulus from Creative Commons Lawrence Lessig Creative Commons Innovation in copyright Diverse media Code lessig.org

Lawrence Lessig

Creative Commons

Innovation in copyright

Diverse media

Code

Creativity and programmability From the desert to the world of interaction A rich scripting language Free experimentation Solids modeling Calculation of the interactions

A rich scripting language

Free experimentation

Solids modeling

Calculation of the interactions

Legal and economic foundations Terms of service (TOS) Property rights Land lease Integrated economy Encouraging experimentation

Terms of service (TOS)

Property rights

Land lease

Integrated economy

Encouraging experimentation

Growth of Second Life secondlife.com/whatis/economy-graphs.php

Economic exchange volumes

Paying users (those who can lease land)

Community and entertainment Search and ranking Paid placement Where the Italians meet: i Parioli, Second Life. Virtual Italian Parks

Search and ranking

Paid placement

Where the Italians meet: i Parioli, Second Life.

Design effects Object programming Development of spaces and buildings Gestures and facial expressions Development of specific design skills

Object programming

Development of spaces and buildings

Gestures and facial expressions

Development of specific design skills

Education and learning Specific dedicated areas Free land for experimental courses Psychology Cognitive science Information science cogs.indiana.edu

Specific dedicated areas

Free land for experimental courses

Psychology

Cognitive science

Information science

Corporate presence IBM Reuters smh.com.au tweakers.net Sun Microsystems Sears

IBM

Reuters

Sun Microsystems

Sears

Virtual Italian Parks Consulting and development of spaces Programming 'I Parioli' Università Parioli e2blab.it/startup/vip.asp

Consulting and development of spaces

Programming

'I Parioli'

Università Parioli

Guided tours: Synthravels Travel agency Multiple virtual worlds Rating system synthravels.com

Travel agency

Multiple virtual worlds

Rating system

Political Governor speech Lobby groups Civil rights

Governor speech

Lobby groups

Civil rights

Other online worlds Open Croquet Multiverse.net Metaverse Roadmap Areae When will there be a real interoperability?

Open Croquet

Multiverse.net

Metaverse Roadmap

Areae

When will there be a real interoperability?

Immersion with 3D interaction New navigational techniques Innovative peripherals Fragmentation and reunification of the interaction paradigms www.3dconnexion.com earth.google.com

New navigational techniques

Innovative peripherals

Fragmentation and reunification of the interaction paradigms

Unmatchable visibility Media coverage Real risk of overexposure Focusing on marketing opportunities only Expectations bubble businessweek.com

Media coverage

Real risk of overexposure

Focusing on marketing opportunities only

Expectations bubble

False legal analogies The legal basis of the contract are unbalanced Not a negotiated constitution No guarantees Property Currency exchange Avatar identity blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberseizure/feed/

The legal basis of the contract are unbalanced

Not a negotiated constitution

No guarantees

Property

Currency exchange

Avatar identity

The challenges of SL According to Hamlet Au, Second Life journalist Improvements to the interface Bitter involvement of the residents Transformation in proper citizenship with precise rights. nwn.blogs.com

Improvements to the interface

Bitter involvement of the residents

Transformation in proper citizenship with precise rights.

New spirituality? Online churches Adaptation of the dogma Evolution of the practices Church of Doug

Online churches

Adaptation of the dogma

Evolution of the practices

What are the new directions? “The girl with an error message in her eyes” What doesn't happen in the real world? interactions Human2human Bot2human Bot2bot warrenellis.com

What doesn't happen in the real world?

interactions

Human2human

Bot2human

Bot2bot

The future fractal dimension Interoperability Interaction Contrast of creation/destruction Guarantee of a frontier and exploration

Interoperability

Interaction

Contrast of creation/destruction

Guarantee of a frontier and exploration

Possible application “An Inconvenient Truth” Al Gore Ecological modeling Interactive discussion of environmental policies Inworld learning theclimateproject.org, climatecrisis.net

“An Inconvenient Truth” Al Gore

Ecological modeling

Interactive discussion of environmental policies

Inworld learning

Contatti David Orban 'Davidorban Agnon' [email_address] www.davidorban.com/blog www.davidorban.com/wiki On the wiki you can download the presentation and collaborate to deepen the themes expressed Video on: http://video.google.com

David Orban

'Davidorban Agnon'

[email_address]

www.davidorban.com/blog

www.davidorban.com/wiki

On the wiki you can download the presentation and collaborate to deepen the themes expressed

Video on:

http://video.google.com

Sources, credits, and thanks Giovanni Degli Antoni Neal Stephenson Larry Lessig Mitch Kapor Università degli Studi di Milano Harvard Law School Virtual Italian Parks Synthravels Linden Labs Logitech New World Notes Wikipedia Google Church Of Doug Images: 'placbo', 'stevewall', 'crazykinux' Warren Ellis

Giovanni Degli Antoni

Neal Stephenson

Larry Lessig

Mitch Kapor

Università degli Studi di Milano

Harvard Law School

Virtual Italian Parks

Synthravels

Linden Labs

Logitech

New World Notes

Wikipedia

Google

Church Of Doug

Images: 'placbo', 'stevewall', 'crazykinux' Warren Ellis